Multi-tag concurrent identification method and system for query tree based on feature groups

ABSTRACT

A multi-tag concurrent identification method and a system for a query tree based on feature groups are provided in this disclosure. In the disclosure, a whole data string space is divided into a plurality of disjoint subsets according to features of data strings returned by tags, where each of the subsets contains several different data strings, each of the data strings in the each of the subsets is regarded as a complete tag ID or a partial ID, and the each of the subsets corresponds to a unique query prefix, a length of the prefix is fixed and does not dynamically increase with an actual location of a collision, and when multiple data strings from a same subset return at a same time, a reader is capable of identifying them at a same time in a slot.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of PCT/CN2022/130245, filed on Nov. 7, 2022, and claims priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 202111309923.1, filed on Nov. 8, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosure relates to a technical field of radio frequency identification (RFID) unknown tag identification in the field of wireless communication, and in particular to a multi-tag concurrent identification method and system for a query tree based on feature groups.

BACKGROUND

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a wireless communication technology based on backscattering, and is used to automatically identify remote target objects. Now it has been widely used in access control, supply chain management and other fields. A typical RFID system consists of a single reader and multiple low-cost electronic tags with limited energy. Tags are attached to surfaces of many target objects, and each tag has a unique identification (ID). The reader may obtain information of the target object by identifying the tag. The goal of the RFID system is to quickly identify all tags in the working range of the reader. However, since the communication between the tags and the reader is based on the shared wireless channel, when multiple tags return data to the reader at the same time, a multi-tag collision may occur. The multi-tag collision may not only lead to a retransmission of tag data, but also reduce an identification efficiency of the whole RFID system. Therefore, an effective multi-tag anti-collision protocol is very important for the RFID system.

Tag anti-collision may be classified into two categories, namely, a method based on Aloha and a method based on a tree. In the method based on Aloha, the reader queries the tags by sending a query command with a parameter F (F represents the frame length and the number of slots available in a frame). The tag receiving the query command randomly selects a slot in a frame to respond to and returns a 16-bit pseudo-random number (RN16). The reader identifies the state of the slot by decoding the RN16 returned by the tag. For a given slot, it has three states: collision (RN16 returned by multiple tags), idle (RN16 returned by none of tags) and successful (RN16 only returned by one tag). When a frame is over, the reader estimates the number of unidentified tags according to the statistical distribution of slots. The key of the method based on Aloha is to set a reasonable frame length according to the estimated number of unidentified tags. At present, the main shortcomings of the method based on Aloha are: 1) the setting of frame length depends on the estimation accuracy of the number of unidentified tags; with the improvement of the estimation accuracy, the complexity of the method also increases, thus limiting the applicability of the method; 2) there is a tag hunger problem, some tags cannot be correctly identified for a long time; and 3) at present, all methods based on Aloha encounter performance bottlenecks, and their throughput rates cannot exceed 0.368.

The method based on a tree essentially divides the set of colliding tags into smaller subsets until a tag is successfully identified. Generally, the method based on a tree may be further subdivided into a query tree method and a binary split method. The query tree method is a typical memoryless method. The “memoryless” means that the tag does not need to add additional storage space except its own ID. In the query tree method, the reader queries the tags with a query command with a query prefix (binary data string), and those tags whose ID matches the query prefix respond to and return ID data to the reader. Once a collision is detected, the reader adds respectively 0 and 1 to the original query prefix, generates a new query prefix and queries the tags again until all the tags are successfully identified. Most of the existing query tree methods focus on how to reduce collisions, but directly discard the collision information, thus limiting a further improvement of tag recognition performance.

SUMMARY

One of the purposes of the present disclosure is at least to provide a multi-tag concurrent identification method and system for a query tree based on feature groups, which may accelerate the query speed, effectively reduce the query times, improve the query efficiency, reduce the information transmission amount and have stable performance.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the technical scheme adopted by the disclosure includes following aspects.

A multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups includes:

-   -   dividing a whole data string space into a plurality of disjoint         subsets according to features of data strings returned by tags,         where each of the subsets contains several different data         strings, each of the data strings in the each of the subsets is         regarded as a complete tag ID or a partial ID, and the each of         the subsets corresponds to a unique query prefix, and a length         of the prefix is fixed and does not dynamically increase with an         actual location of a collision; when multiple data strings from         a same subset return at a same time, a reader is capable of         identifying them at a same time in a slot.

A multi-tag concurrent identification system for a query tree based on feature groups includes an electronic equipment and a reader;

-   -   the reader is in communication connection with the electronic         equipment and used for transmitting or receiving information to         tags to be identified in a working area; the electronic         equipment includes at least one processor and a memory in         communication connection with the at least one processor; the         memory stores instructions executable by the at least one         processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one         processor to enable the at least one processor to carry out the         method.

To sum up, by adopting the technical scheme, the embodiment has at least following beneficial effects:

-   -   the whole data string space is divided into a plurality of         disjoint subsets by the multi-tag concurrent identification         method for the query tree based on feature groups and according         to the features of the binary data strings of the tag ID, where         each of the subsets contains several different data strings,         each of the data strings in the each of the subset is regarded         as the complete tag ID or the partial ID, and the each of the         subset corresponds to a unique group query prefix, the length of         the prefix is fixed and does not dynamically increase with the         actual location of the collision; when multiple data strings         from a same subset return at the same time, the reader is         capable of identifying them at the same time in a slot, thus         solving a problem that the conventional method cannot identify         the tags in the collision slot, greatly improving the query         speed, effectively reducing the query times, improving the query         efficiency and reducing the information transmission amount;         because the method is capable of directly identifying collision         information and has a stable performance, the method is         applicable to various tag distribution scenarios.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 shows IDs of seven tags according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an interaction process between tags and a reader in the method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4A shows a comparison between a preferred example method of the present disclosure and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of a system efficiency (the number of tags ranges from 20 to 200).

FIG. 4B shows a comparison between the preferred example method of the present disclosure and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of a number of total slots (the number of tags ranges from 20 to 200).

FIG. 4C shows a comparison between a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and other advanced anti-collision algorithms in terms of a communication complexity (the number of tags ranges from 20 to 200).

FIG. 5A shows a comparison between the preferred example method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of the system efficiency (the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 5B shows a comparison between the preferred example method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of the number of total slots (the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 5C shows a comparison between the preferred example method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of the communication complexity (the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 5D shows a comparison between the method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of a total energy cost(the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 6A shows a comparison between the preferred example method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of the system efficiency (the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 6B shows a comparison between the preferred example method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of the number of total slots (the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 6C shows a comparison between the preferred example method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of the communication complexity (the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 6D shows a comparison between the method of the present invention and other advanced anti-collision methods in terms of the total energy cost(the number of tags ranges from 100 to 2000).

FIG. 7 shows a multi-tag concurrent identification system for a query tree based on feature groups according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In the following, the disclosure is described in detail with the drawings and embodiments, so as to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the disclosure clearer. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the disclosure, and are not used to limit the disclosure.

FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The method of this embodiment mainly includes:

-   -   step 1, the reader reads from a stack a frame prefix Fpre (each         query command only contains one Fpre parameter), a slot prefix         spre (multiple Spre parameters are allowed to exist in the         QueryR command) and a flag bit flag, in an initial state, both         the frame prefix and the slot prefix are empty strings and the         flag bit is 0; and the reader sends query commands of Query,         QueryG, QueryR or QueryRep;     -   step 2, a tag to be identified within a coverage area of the         reader receives the query commands sent by the reader, compares         the extracted frame prefix Fpre with an own number ID of the tag         by using the own matching circuit of the tag, and responds to         the query commands of the reader if the extracted frame prefix         Fpre is matched with the tag's own number ID, and the response         data depends on the flag bit flag, the slot prefix is spre and a         command type; when the flag bit is 0, the tag matches first K         bits of its own ID with the spre (these K bits of data are         collectively referred to segments, and any segment may be         represented by W_(i). Certain segments may be grouped into a         feature group, and each feature group corresponds to a group         query. Compared with the group query, all the segments in this         group are different by only one bit. Through a group query         generation method, all group queries and corresponding feature         groups may be obtained.). If the matching result is true, the         tag returns the matched Wi segment data, if the matching result         is not true, the tag waits for a next query command. When the         flag bit is 1, the tag matches its ID with the spre, and maps         the collision data of m(1<k<m) bits into mapping data of M=2^(m)         bits according to collision position indication information in         the spre, and returns the mapping data to the reader; if m=K,         the tag generates a 2^(K)-bit data string and returns it to the         reader;     -   step 3, the reader receives query responses from the tag; if tag         responses are not received within a preset time period T,         indicating that there is no tag to be identified within the         coverage area of the reader; if the tag responses are received         within the preset time period T, a skip is made to a step 4;     -   step 4, the reader analyzes corresponding tag data according to         the different flag bits; if the flag bit is 0, the reader first         updates the Fpre to Fpre∥spre (A∥B represents serial splicing of         A and B), and then parses a segment Wi returned by the tag. If         the reader does not detect a collision in Wi, updating the Fpre         to Fpre∥Wi, setting a query command flag to the Query command,         and a skip is made to a step 5; if the reader detects a         collision in Wi, a skip is made to a step 6. If the flag bit is         1, a skip is made to a step 7;     -   step 5, the reader judges whether a length of the Fpre at this         moment is equal to a length L of the ID of the tag, and if the         length of the Fpre at this moment is equal to the length L of         the ID of the tag, a current tag is successfully identified; if         the length of the Fpre at this moment is not equal to the length         L of the tag ID, the reader pushes updated Fpre and spre         parameters into the stack; then a skip is made to the step 1;     -   step 6, if only 1 bit of collision data is detected in Wi, the         reader immediately terminates this slot and replaces the         collision bit in Wi with 0 and 1 respectively, and then obtains         Wi0 and Wi1; the reader updates Fpre=Fpre∥spre, spre0=Wi0 and         spre1=Wi1, and sets the query command flag to QueryR, and a skip         is made to the step 5; if m (1<m<K) bits of collision data are         detected in Wi, the reader immediately terminates this slot,         records a collision position, sets the flag bit to 1, updates         Fpre=Fpre∥spre, spre=Wi, sets the query command flag to the         QueryRep command, and a skip is made to the step 5; if K bits of         collision data are detected in Wi, the reader immediately         terminates this slot, sets the flag bit to 1, sets the query         command flag to the QueryG command, and a skip is made to the         step 1;     -   step 7: the reader recovers an original segment information         W^(o) according to a mapped data string returned by the received         tag and the collision information in the spre, and judges         whether a length of W^(o)∥spre is equal to the length L of the         ID of the tag. If the length of W^(o)∥spre is equal to the         length L of the ID of the tag, the reader is capable of         identifying the corresponding tag; if the length of W^(o)∥spre         is not equal to the length L of the ID of the tag, the reader         updates spre=W^(o), sets the flag bit to 0, sets the query         command flag to the QueryR command, and a skip is made to the         step 1; and     -   step 8: repeating the above steps until all tags are identified.

Further, a Manchester coding or an FM0 coding are adoptable for an ID coding of the tags.

Further, in the step 1, the Query command is sent for a first time, and the command sent thereafter depends on the query command flag.

Further, in the step 2, a value of K is an integer power of 2.

Further, in the step 2, when 1<m<k, mapping steps of the mapping data returned by the tag specifically include:

-   -   step 2.11, inputting m-bit original data, the data is         represented as b=b_(m-1)b_(m-2) . . . b₀, and mapped         M(M=2^(m))-bit data is represented as P=P_(M-1)P_(M-2) . . . P₀,         where both b_(i) and P_(i) represent certain binary numbers.         Initializing to make P₀-bit in P as 1, rest bits as 0, and j as         0;     -   step 2.12, calculating r=b_(j)×2^(j), circularly shifting P to         the left by r bits to obtain an updated P, and executing j=j+1;         and     -   step 2.13: judging whether a value of j is equal to m, if the         value of j is equal to m, ending a mapping process and taking an         output of P at this time as a final mapping data; if the value         of j is not equal to m, a skip is made to the step 2.12.

Further, in the step 2, specific steps of the group query generation method include:

-   -   step 2.21: initializing a group query set Q_(ini) and a         K-dimensional vector space S^(K)={0, 1}^(K), and vector lengths         in the vector space are both K. In the initial state, Q_(ini) is         an empty set;     -   step 2.22: randomly selecting a vector a0 from S^(K);     -   step 2.23: selecting a vector a1 from S^(K) to make a Hamming         distance between the a1 and the a0 as 1 (the two vectors only         contain one bit 1 after bitwise XOR);     -   step 2.24: pressing the a0 and the a1 into the set Q_(ini) and         removing the a0 and the a1 from S^(K) at a same time;     -   step 2.25: judging whether a number of elements in the set         Q_(ini) exceeds N(N=2^(K)/K) at this time, if the number of         elements in the set Q_(ini) is greater than or equal to N,         ending a group query generation process and outputting         Q_(out)=Q_(ini), Q_(out) is a finally generated group query set;         if the number of elements in the set Q_(ini) is less than         N(N=2^(K)/K), a skip is made to a step 2.26;     -   step 2.26: selecting a vector b0 from S^(K) to make Hamming         distances between each vector in the set Q_(ini) and the b0         greater than or equal to 3, and then a skip is made to a step         2.27;     -   step 2.27: selecting a vector b1 from S^(K) to make a Hamming         distance between the b1 and the b0 equal to 1; and     -   step 2.28: pressing the b0 and the b1 into the set Q_(ini) and         removing them from S^(K) at a same time, and a skip is made to         the step 2.25.

Further, in the step 2, when m=K, mapping steps of the mapping data returned by the tag specifically include:

-   -   step 2.31: K-bit original data is input, the data is represented         as b=b_(K-1)b_(K-2) . . . b₀, and mapped M(M=2^(K))-bit data is         represented as G=G₁G₂ . . . G_(N) (where N=2^(K)/K), where b         represents a certain binary number and G_(i) represents a K-bit         data string of the i-th segment in G. An initialization is         performed to make G as an all-zero data string;     -   step 2.32: the tag matches its own ID with the spre in the query         command, and performs an operation of bitwise XOR on a matched         Wi data string and a corresponding group query to generate         G_(i); and     -   step 2.33: the tag replaces a corresponding data string part in         G with the generated G_(i), and remaining data bits in G remain         unchanged, and then returns to the reader.

Where the group queries in the step 2 and corresponding feature groups are:

TABLE 1 Examples of group queries and corresponding feature groups (K = 4) Group queries Feature groups Q1 = 0000 G1 = {1000, 0100, 0010, 0001} Q2 = 0001 G2 = {1001, 0101, 0011, 0000} Q3 = 1110 G3 = {0110, 1010, 1100, 1111} Q4 = 1111 G4 = {0111, 1110, 1101, 1011}

Where a mapping relation table in which the collision data of m(1<k<m) bits in the step 2 is mapped into the mapping data of M=2^(m) bits is as follows:

TABLE 2 Mapping relation table of collision data (K = 4, m = 3) 3 bits (m = 3) 8 bits (M = 8) 000 00000001 001 00000010 010 00000100 011 00001000 100 00010000 101 00100000 110 01000000 111 10000000

3 bits in the Table 2 are information indicating collision bits, and the principle of mapping is to follow the flow of the step 2.11-the step 2.13. For example, b2b1b0=001, and the initial value of p is 00000001. When j=0, r=b₀×2^(j)=1, at this time, the P cycle shifts one bit to the left and becomes 00000010. When j=1 and j=2, P remains unchanged, so the value of the final output P is 000000010. Obviously, this method is also capable of being effectively extended to a m-bits mapping to map m-bits data and generate a 2^(m)-bit mapping data.

The disclosure is specifically applied to an environment consisting of a single reader and a plurality of tags, and solves the problem of tag collision caused when a plurality of tags communicate with the reader at the same time. The method adopts a stack structure and is simple to realize, and the tags to be identified only need to receive a command, and then returns corresponding data according to the parsed command. If it is a Query command, the query prefix (including Fpre and spre) in the command is compared with the own ID of the tag. If they are matched, the high K bit of the matched ID (the Wi segment mentioned above) is sent. If they are not matched, the reader's operation is not responded. If it is a QueryRep command, the Fpre in the command is compared with the own ID of the tag, if they are matched, the collision position indicated by the spre parameter is extracted, and the bit information of the position corresponding to the own ID of the tag is converted into the mapping data and is returned to the reader; if they are not matched, the reader's operation is not responded; if it is a QueryR command, the query prefix (including Fpre and spre) in the command is compared with the own ID of the tag. If they are matched, the high K bit of the matched ID (the Wi segment mentioned above) is sent. If they are not matched, the reader's operation is not responded; if it is a QueryG command, the query prefix (including Fpre and spree) in the command is compared with the own ID of the tag. If they are matched, the high K bit of the matched ID (the Wi segment mentioned above) are converted into 2^(K)-bit mapping data and returned to the reader. If they are not matched, the reader's operation is not responded.

For those skilled in the art to understand and implement the technical scheme of the present disclosure, the disclosure scheme of the present disclosure is described in detail with specific embodiments:

Identification processes of seven tags are taken as examples. The IDs of seven tags are shown in FIG. 2 , and the interaction process between the tags and the reader is shown in FIG. 3 . In this embodiment, the ID length of tags is 12 bits, and the length of Wi segment is 4(K=4). According to the flow chart of the method shown in FIG. 1 , the specific implementation steps are as follows:

-   -   step 1, the reader reads the frame prefix Fpre, the slot prefix         spre and the flag bit flag from the stack, at this time, both         Fpre and spre are empty strings ε, the flag bit is 0, and the         reader sends a Query command in a slot 1;     -   step 2: at this time, all seven tags in the coverage area of the         reader respond and send the high K bits of the matched ID (i.e.         Wi segment) respectively;     -   step 3: the response received by the reader is “1111”;     -   step 4: since the flag bit is 0 at this time, the reader first         updates the Fpre to Fprellspre (still c), and then parses the         data segment Wi returned by the tag. The reader does not detect         a collision in Wi, so updates the Fpre to Fpre∥Wi (the Fpre is         updated to 1111 at this moment), and sets the query command flag         to the Query command; and a skip is made to a step 5;     -   step 5: the reader judges that the length of the Fpre at this         moment is not equal to the length of the tag ID, so a skip is         made to the step 1 and resend an updated Query command in a slot         2; after going through the step 1 and the step 2 again, the         reader receives a response “x01x” in the slot 2, where x         indicates that the tag collides at this position; next, the         reader updates the Fpre to the Fpre∥spre (still 1111) in step 4,         and then a skip is made to a step 6;     -   step 6: the reader detects that there are 2 (m=2) bits of         collision data in Wi, so this slot is immediately terminated,         the collision position is recorded, the flag bit is set to 1,         spre=Wi is updated (spre=x01x at this time), the query command         flag is set to a QueryRep command, and a skip is made to step 5;         after going through the step 5 and the step 1, the reader sends         a QueryRep command in a slot 3; according to the above, the tag         converts the bit information of the position corresponding to         its ID into the mapping data and returns it to the reader. Where         tag A returns 0010, tag B/C returns 0001, tags D/E/F/G all         return 0100, and the response received by the reader is “0xxx”;         since the flag is 1 at this time, a skip is made to a step 7;     -   step 7: the reader recovers original segment information W^(o)         according to the mapped data string returned by the received tag         and the collision information in spre, the original segment         information are 0011, 0010 and 1010 respectively, and it is         judged that a length of W^(o)∥spre is not equal to a length of         ID at this moment, so the reader updates spre=W^(o) (at this         time, spre1 is 0010, spre2 is 0011 and spre3 is 1010); the flag         bit is set to 0, the query command flag is set to the QueryR         command, and a skip is made to the step 1, and the reader sends         the QueryR command in a slot 4; according to the above, the tag         matches the query prefix (including Fpre and spre) in the         command with its own ID, and sends the high K bits of the         remaining ID; where tag B/C sends 0110 and 0111 respectively,         tag A sends 1010, and tag D/E/F/G send 1011, 1100, 0110 and 1001         respectively; the responses received by the reader in slot 4 are         “011x”, “1010” and “xxxx”; since each tag has a unique ID, the         reader may directly identify tag B and tag C after receiving         “011x”; similarly, the reader may directly identify tag A after         receiving “1010”; since all four tags match spre3, and the         generated collision bit number is m=4, the reader immediately         end this slot, the flag bit is set to 1, the query command flag         is set to query command, and a skip is made to the step 1; the         reader sends a QueryG command in a slot 5; according to the         above, the tag compares the query prefix (including Fpre and         spre) in the command with its own ID, and then converts the         upper 4 bits of the matched remaining ID into 16-bit mapping         data and returns it to the reader. The specific return data of         tag D/E/F/G in this slot is shown in Table 3. According to the         received response, the reader successfully identifies tags D, E,         F and G; and     -   step 8: the reader judges that the stack at this moment is         empty, so the whole recognition process ends.

TABLE 3 Responses of tags D/E/F/G to QueryG command Group query 0000 0001 1110 1111 Tag D 9-12 bits 0000 0000 0000 0100 (1011) Tag E 9-12 bits 0000 0000 0010 0000 (1100) Tag F 9-12 bits 0000 0000 1000 0000 (0110) Tag G 9-12bits 0000 1000 0000 0000 (1001) The reader terminal 0000 x000 x0x0 0x00 receives the signal

FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, FIG. 4C, FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 5C, FIG. 5D, FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 6C and FIG. 6D show comparisons between the method of the present disclosure and the conventional classical anti-collision methods, and advantages of the present disclosure in the system efficiency, the total number of slots, the communication complexity (average transmission data required to identify a tag) and the total energy cost; where CT is a collision tree protocol, CwT is a collision window number protocol, MCT is a multi-level collision bit query tree protocol, MQT is a multi-level query tree protocol, and BQMT is a bit query multi-level tree protocol.

FIG. 7 shows a multi-tag concurrent identification system for a query tree based on feature groups according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, which includes an electronic equipment 310 (such as a computer server with program execution function, a chip on a chip, etc.) and a reader 320; the reader is in communication connection with the electronic equipment 310 and used for sending or receiving information (such as sending broadcast commands, reading information in the tag, etc.) to the tags to be identified in a working area; the electronic equipment 310 includes at least one processor 311, a power supply 314, and a memory 312 and an input/output interface 313 in communication connection with the at least one processor 311. The memory 312 stores instructions executable by the at least one processor 311, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor 311 to enable the at least one processor 311 to carry out the method disclosed in any of the foregoing embodiments; the input/output interface 313 may include a wired or wireless communication interface for connecting a reader, a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a USB and other devices to transmit data and signals. The power supply 314 is used to provide power for the electronic equipment 310.

It may be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned method embodiment may be completed by hardware related to program instructions, and the above-mentioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when the program is executed, it executes the steps including the above-mentioned method embodiment; the aforementioned storage media include various media that may store program codes, such as mobile storage devices, read only memories (ROM), magnetic disks or optical disks.

When the above-mentioned integrated units of the present disclosure are realized in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the methods described in various embodiments of the present disclosure. The aforementioned storage media include: mobile storage devices, ROM, magnetic disks or optical disks and other media that can store program codes.

The above is only a detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but not a limitation of the present disclosure. Various substitutions, modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles and scope of the disclosure should be included in the protection scope of the disclosure. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups, comprising: dividing a whole data string space into a plurality of disjoint subsets according to features of data strings returned by tags, wherein each of the subsets contains several different data strings, each of the data strings in the each of the subsets is regarded as a complete tag ID or a partial ID, and the each of the subsets corresponds to a unique query prefix, and a length of the prefix is fixed and does not dynamically increase with an actual location of a collision, and when multiple data strings from a same subset return at a same time, a reader is capable of identifying them at a same time in a slot; wherein the method comprises following steps: step 1: the reader reads a frame prefix Fpre, a slot prefix spre and a flag bit flag from a stack, wherein both the frame prefix and the slot prefix are empty strings, and the flag bit is 0 in an initial state; and sends query commands of Query, QueryG, QueryR or QueryRep; step 2: a tag to be identified within a coverage area of the reader receives the query commands sent by the reader, compares the extracted frame prefix Fpre with an own number ID of the tag by using an own matching circuit, and responds to the query commands of the reader if matching, wherein response data depends on the flag bit flag, the slot prefix is spre and a command type; when the flag bit is 0, the tag matches first K bits of the own ID with the spre; if the matching result is true, the tag returns matched Wi segment data, otherwise waits for a next query command; when the flag bit is 1, the tag matches the own ID with the spre, and maps the collision data of m bits into mapping data of M=2^(m) bits according to collision position indication information in the spre, wherein 1<k<m, and returns the mapping data to the reader; if m=K, the tag generates a 2^(K)-bit data string and returns to the reader; step 3: the reader receives query responses from the tag; if tag responses are not received within a preset time period T, indicating that there is no tag to be identified within the coverage area of the reader; otherwise, a skip is made to a step 4; step 4, the reader analyzes corresponding tag data according to the different flag bits; if the flag bit is 0, the reader first updates the Fpre to Fprellspre, and then parses a segment Wi returned by the tag; if the reader does not detect a collision in Wi, updating the Fpre to Fpre∥Wi, setting a query command flag to the Query command, and a skip is made to a step 5; otherwise, a skip is made to a step 6; if the flag bit is 1, a skip is made to a step 7; step 5, the reader judges whether a length of Fpre at this moment is equal to a length L of the ID of the tag, and if equal, a current tag is successfully identified; if not equal, the reader pushes updated Fpre and spre parameters into the stack, and a skip is made to the step 1; step 6: if only 1 bit of collision data in Wi is detected, the reader immediately terminates this slot and replaces the collision bit in Wi with 0 and 1 respectively, and then obtains Wi0 and Wi1; the reader updates Fpre=Fpre∥spre, spre0=Wi0 and spre1=Wi 1, and sets the query command flag to QueryR, and a skip is made to the step 5; if m bits of collision data are detected in Wi, wherein 1<m<K, the reader immediately terminates this slot, records a collision position, sets the flag bit to 1, updates Fpre=Fpre∥spre, spre=Wi, sets the query command flag to the QueryRep command, and a skip is made to the step 5; if K bits of collision data are detected in Wi, the reader immediately terminates this slot, sets the flag bit to 1, sets the query command flag to the QueryG command, and a skip is made to the step 1; step 7, the reader recovers original segment information W^(o) according to a mapped data string returned by the received tag and the collision information in the spre, and judges whether a length of W^(o)∥spre is equal to the length L of the ID of the tag; if equal, the reader is capable of identifying the corresponding tag; otherwise, the reader updates spre=W^(o), sets the flag bit to 0, sets the query command flag to the QueryR command, and a skip is made to the step 1; and step 8: repeating the above steps until all tags are identified.
 2. The multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to claim 1, wherein an ID coding of the tags adopts a Manchester coding or an FM0 coding.
 3. The multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to claim 1, wherein in the step 1, the Query command is sent for a first time, and the command sent thereafter depends on the query command flag.
 4. The multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to claim 1, wherein in the step 2, a value of K is an integer power of
 2. 5. The multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to claim 1, wherein in the step 2, when 1<m<k, mapping steps of the mapping data returned by the tag specifically comprises: step 2.11, inputting m-bit original data, the data is represented as b=b_(m-1)b_(m-2) . . . b₀, and mapped M-bit data is represented as P=P_(M-1)P_(M-2) . . . P₀, wherein M=2^(m), both b_(i) and P_(i) represent certain binary numbers; initializing to make P₀-bit in P as 1, rest bits as 0, and j as 0; step 2.12, calculating r=b_(j)×2^(j), circularly shifting P to the left by r bits to obtain an updated P, and executing j=j+1; and step 2.13: judging whether a value of j is equal to m, if yes, ending a mapping process and taking an output of P at this time as a final mapping data; otherwise, a skip is made to the step 2.12.
 6. The multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to claim 1, wherein in the step 2, specific steps of the group query generation method comprise: step 2.21: initializing a group query set Q_(ini) and a K-dimensional vector space S^(K)={0, 1}^(K), and vector lengths in the vector space are both K, Q_(ini) is an empty set in the initial state; step 2.22: randomly selecting a vector a0 from S^(K); step 2.23: selecting a vector a1 from S^(K) to make a Hamming distance between a1 and a0 as 1; step 2.24: pressing a0 and a1 into the set Q_(ini) and removing them from S^(K) at a same time; step 2.25: judging whether a number of elements in the set Q_(ini) exceeds N at this time, wherein N=2^(K)/K, if yes, ending a group query generation process and outputting Q_(out)=Q_(in), Q_(out) is a finally generated group query set; if not, a skip is made to a step 2.26; step 2.26: selecting a vector b0 from S^(K) to make Hamming distances between each vector in the set Q_(ini) and b0 greater than or equal to 3, and then a skip is made to a step 2.27; step 2.27: selecting a vector b1 from S^(K) to make a Hamming distance between b1 and b0 equal to 1; and step 2.28: pressing b0 and b1 into the set Q_(ini) and removing them from S^(K) at a same time, and a skip is made to the step 2.25.
 7. The multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to claim 1, wherein in the step 2, when m=K, mapping steps of the mapping data returned by the tag specifically comprise: step 2.31: K-bit original data is input, the data is represented as b=b_(K-1)b_(K-2) . . . b₀, and mapped M-bit data is represented as G=G₁G₂ . . . G_(N), wherein M=2^(K), N=2^(K)/K, b_(i) represents a certain binary number and G_(i) represents a K-bit data string of the i-th segment in G; an initialization is performed to make G as an all-zero data string; step 2.32: the tag matches the own ID with the spre in the query command, and performs an operation of bitwise XOR on a matched Wi data string and a corresponding group query to generate G_(i); and step 2.33: the tag replaces a corresponding data string part in G with the generated G_(i), and remaining data bits in G remain unchanged, and then returns to the reader.
 8. The multi-tag concurrent identification method for a query tree based on feature groups according to claim 3, wherein the method comprises: in case of the Query command, comparing the query prefix in the command with the own ID; if matching, sending a high K bit of the matched ID; if not matching, not responding to an operation of the reader.
 9. A multi-tag concurrent identification system for a query tree based on feature groups, wherein the system comprises an electronic equipment and a reader; the reader is in communication connection with the electronic equipment and used for transmitting or receiving information to tags to be identified in a working area; the electronic equipment comprises at least one processor and a memory in communication connection with the at least processor; the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to carry out the method according to claim
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